Born in Spencertown, Columbia, New York, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Olmsted
— married
12 May 1837 in Spencertown, Columbia, New York, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John Crosby Olmsted, Cecelia Mayhew (Olmsted) Dresser, William Davenport Olmsted, Herbert Olmsted, Lewis G. Olmsted and Lucy Olmsted
Died
at age 38
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Lucinda was born 1 April 1813 in Spencertown, Columbia County, New York the daughter of William and Lovena (Davis) Davenport.
William Davenport, her father, was a native of Columbia County. Noah Davenport, her grandfather was of Quaker descent, a native of Rhode Island, and married in that state. He was born in 1758 and came to Columbia county in 1784 where a family of nine children were born. William was the oldest son and second child, and was born January 7, 1789. Noah Davenport and his family came to Delaware county in 1812, locating at Harpersfield, and William remained in his native county and died on the old homestead September 5, 1871. Lovina Davis, the mother of Lucinda, was also a native of Columbia county, born September 10, 1793 and died November 18, 1850. They were the parents of three children: Lucinda, who married John Olmstead and died December 8, 1851, George and Charles. [1]
She married John Olmsted, who was also from Spencertown, and they had six children:
- John Crosby, b. 1839, d 1891; m. Millicent Hickox
- Cecelia Mayhew, b. 1840, d. 1882; m. Horace Dresser
- William Davenport, b. 1842, d. 1924; m. Mary Mathews
- Herbert, b. 1844, d. 1926
- Lewis G., b. 1947
- Lucy, b. 1848, d. 1938
Lucinda died on 8 December 1851 and is buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York [2] near her husband John.
Research Notes
In 1850 a Lucy Olmsted (69, b. NY) headed an Austerlitz, NY (Columbia County) household with Mary Olmsted (39, b. NY), Sophia Olmsted (30, b. NY), John C. Olmsted (12, b. NY), Cecelia Olmsted (9, b. NY), Wm. D. Olmsted (7, b. NY), Herbert Olmsted (5, b. NY), Lucinda Olmsted (36, b. NY), and Lucy Olmsted (1, b. NY).
Sources
- ↑ Landmarks of Steuben County, New York, Syracuse, D. Mason, 1896; Section: Part III. Family sketches, page 310-311, Davenport, George
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #196882868
- Family Trees accessed 5 Aug 2020 via ancestry.com
- Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
- Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pgs. 91, 443, 635, #927s
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